“Brother-in-Law, have you really recovered your cultivation?” Wen Lingxue asked quietly during the banquet.

“Hm.” Su Yi nodded. “I’m already in the early-stage Qi Accumulation Realm.”

Wen Lingxue’s bright eyes widened. “Really?”

Hadn’t it only been a month since they last saw each other? Yet her brother-in-law hadn’t just recovered; he’d even stepped into the Qi Accumulation Realm!

Then, Wen Lingxue laughed, and her eyes sparkled with surprise and admiration. “I just knew my brother-in-law was extraordinary!” 

“Well said!” Su Yi laughed too.

But just as they were chatting, a young man in ornate robes lowered his voice and said mysteriously, “Everyone, did you hear about the shocking incident that happened yesterday at the Qingding Military Drill Grounds?”

“What happened?” Quite a few of them were curious.

Yan Yufeng narrowed his eyes and said flatly, “I actually heard about it from my old man. He said that yesterday, Prefectural Governor Qin Wenyuan and his son Qin Feng offended some incredible expert. Both of them died brutal deaths at the Qingding Military Drill Grounds.”

The entire room instantly fell silent. Even Wen Lingxue was listening with rapt attent...